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2 Gaza aid flotilla activists brought to Israel for questioning, its foreign ministry says

News May 2, 2026

Two activists who participated in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla were brought to Israel for questioning, the foreign ministry said on Saturday, after the vessels were intercepted by Israeli forces this wee...

Hezbollah's fibre-optic drones pose new challenge for Israel's military

News May 2, 2026

Hezbollah’s cheap fibre-optic drones are creating new challenges for Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, forcing the military to adapt its tactics against an increasingly lethal threat. The Israeli ...

US to withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany

News May 2, 2026

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 troops from Germany within the next year, the Pentagon said on Friday, in the latest rift in transatlantic ties over the Mid...

India's cows offer biogas alternative to Mideast energy crunch

News May 1, 2026

Across much of India, an energy crunch caused by the Iran war has prompted long queues for cooking gas cylinders. That’s not a problem for Gauri Devi. On a stove with blue flames, she flips a chapat...

India raises cooking gas, jet fuel prices as supply pressures mount

News May 1, 2026

India raised on Friday the prices of commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and jet fuel for international airlines, according to a state-run energy firm, as supply pressures from the Middle East wa...

Japanese man arrested after wife incinerated at zoo

Business May 1, 2026

Japanese police arrested a man for allegedly incinerating his dead wife at the zoo where he worked, officials and local media said Friday, following the discovery of human remains. Police arrested Tat...

Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamond

News April 30, 2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for King Charles to “return” the prized Koh-i-Noor diamond, which the British Empire took from the Indian subcontinent in the 1800s, on the third day of t...

New Zealand’s Christchurch mosque killer loses bid to overturn convictions

Health April 30, 2026

White supremacist killer Brenton Tarrant lost on Thursday an appeal seeking to overturn his conviction and sentence for shooting dead 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019, court documents show...

Pentagon chief spars with lawmakers over Iran war

News April 30, 2026

WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth repeatedly clashed with Democratic lawmakers over the Iran conflict on Wednesday, in his first testimony to Congress since President Donald Trump launched...

Oil spikes while stocks slip ahead of US Fed rate decision

Business April 29, 2026

Oil prices shot higher Wednesday on concerns of an extended blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, while Wall Street stocks mostly slid as investors awaited a US Fed rate decision and a slew of tech firm e...